legal

The story “Albany County disputes $7M bill,” July 9, regarding the county’s liability for a $7 million legal fee is the most recent evidence of the dysfunction of the entrenched Democrats who rule our county Legislature. The Democrats’ four-year refusal to comply with federal civil rights laws led to successful federal lawsuits and, once again, […]
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Cynthia Tucker, in her column “Republicans alienate at their peril,” June 2, suggests a new path to citizenship for 4 million or so of those who rudely jumped the U.S. immigration line and crossed our borders illegally. They need only “think of themselves as Americans.” Then, with a wag of his imperial pen – presto, […]
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The case involving Loubert Legros’ child support payments, which were deducted by his employer but not forwarded to the state child support collection unit, illustrates the lack of empathy, common sense or fairness that unfortunately now defines our legal and legislative systems. Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office passed the buck, forwarding a letter he wrote to […]
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Our opinion: New York should have not have one legal standard for public servants and another for ordinary citizens. Alas, we now know the difference between “reasonable” legal fees and the best criminal defense money can buy. In the case of former state Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno it’s not that much. In his […]
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As a huge supporter and practitioner of the sport of mixed martial arts, may I first point out that MMA does go on throughout the state now, but it is on an amateur level. Pro is not legal. Being that no athletic commission regulates amateur MMA, it is much more dangerous than if it were […]
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Even before it launches, New York’s fledgling medical marijuana program has been faulted for being so rigid it may never help many of the people with chronic conditions and diseases who could truly benefit from the drug. But however limited it may be, New York’s tightly controlled program still puts the state at odds with […]
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Former Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno was found not guilty of the corruption charges brought against him, and is entitled under state law to have reasonable attorney fees reimbursed by New York state. The question now is: What is reasonable? This isn’t just about Mr. Bruno. It’s about the notion of equal justice. Mr. Bruno […]
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The current debate regarding the Texas abortion law centers on the provision that abortion clinics would have to meet the infrastructure requirements of facilities that specialize in outpatient surgeries – so-called ambulatory surgical centers. When the law went into effect, there were 36 abortion clinics in Texas and four ambulatory surgical centers that perform abortions. […]
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